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Meanings of get rid of in English

Portuguese
eliminar
Catalan
eliminar
Spanish
eliminar

To remove or get rid of, as being in some way undesirable.

        eliminar
        Portuguese
        suprimir
        Catalan
        abolir
        Spanish
        eliminar

        Do away with.

            suprimir
            Portuguese
            livrar
            Catalan
            treure
            Spanish
            quitar

            Dispose of.

                  livrar
                  Usage of get rid of in English
                  1
                  The government should just get rid of the process, Ms Callaghan said.
                  Radio NZ
                  2
                  It'd be nice to get rid of social media for a year.
                  News.com.au
                  3
                  We ask him directly: does he want to get rid of McNicol?
                  The Guardian
                  4
                  Tim wanted to get rid of this character as soon as possible.
                  In the night room: a novel
                  5
                  Hopefully I'll know as soon as possible and get rid of it.
                  Reuters
                  6
                  But of course there was no way to get rid of him.
                  Reuters
                  7
                  A proposal for bosses to get rid of staff, no questions asked.
                  The Guardian
                  8
                  So is there a way to just get rid of particular memories?
                  Wired
                  9
                  So get rid of file trading, and the security issue goes away.
                  Wired
                  10
                  Because you were supposed to get rid of her four years ago.
                  Money to burn: a novel of suspense
                  11
                  The judge very readily acquiesces; anything to get rid of the fellow.
                  Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 1, 1919
                  12
                  They'd ask for help, make a plan, and get rid of Wolf.
                  Shadow fall
                  13
                  And they want to get rid of him after only a year.
                  The Guardian
                  14
                  This wouldn't be a time to get rid of either, he said.
                  Reuters
                  15
                  I wanted to get rid of a certain aspect of my character.
                  Girl, Interrupted
                  16
                  Mr Biden did indeed push Ukraine to get rid of Mr Shokin.
                  News.com.au